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| Producer | Château Lynch-Bages |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
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| Subregion | Pauillac |
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| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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| Vintage | 1982 |
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| Sku | 676 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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I tasted the 1982 Lynch-Bages twice within a month, both at a private dinner in London and at the château, from bottle and double-magnum on separate occasions. Both vindicate an exceptionally fine 1982, perhaps a bit overlooked in a vintage full of stars. Curiously, the bottle in Bordeaux does not fully deliver the mesmerizing freshness and energy compared to the bottle in London: pencil-lead-tinged black fruit intermixed with clove and freshly-rolled tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, perhaps just a little austere compared to its peers. Yet, indeed, the bottle in London exudes class and composure with a detailed, mineral-driven vintage belying that year's unseasonably warm period. Superb. (NM)
This vintage was a modern benchmark for the estate. Intense aromas and flavors of berry, currant, mint and light toasty oak. Full, round and refined, with a long, long finish. Gorgeous. Drinking beautifully.
Historically this is not the most famous vintage for this great Chateau but one that I have come to like very much. A bottle in February 2023 had beautiful clarity and brilliance to the eye. It has an opulence symptomatic of the vintage and very much on the red fruit spectrum. There is a fresh acidity on the palate that softens beautifully over time, but serves wonderfully to retain the freshness in the wine. It doesn't have the classic “Lynch nose” which is archetypal Pauillac, instead the warmth of the vintage shines through magnifying the sweetness of the fruit. This wine is in a lovely place right now and will hold but there is no huge benefit to storing. (GB)
